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		<title>Traveler&#8217;s Show &amp; Tell: Which parts of Mexico are Safest for Tourists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the February 4, 2012 edition of Traveler&#8217;s Show and Tell. This week&#8217;s Traveler&#8217;s Show and Tell blog carnival features ten travelers from all across the blogosphere. Read on to find out: &#8230; which parts of Mexico are safest for tourists. &#8230; why a card deck makes a great souvenir from Naples, Italy. &#8230;why <a href="http://mentalmosaic.com/blog/2012/02/04/which-parts-of-mexico-are-safest-for-tourists/"><b>...Read the Rest</b></a>]]></description>
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		<title>My 20on/10off Writing Plan &amp; ROW80 Check-in</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Art of Writing is the Art of Applying the Seat of the Pants to the Seat of the Chair One of the first online writing groups I belonged to was called A2S. This stood for &#8220;Ass to Seat,&#8221; and was our cheeky nod to Mary Heaton Vorse&#8217;s famous quote: &#8220;The Art of Writing is <a href="http://mentalmosaic.com/blog/2012/02/01/my-20on10off-writing-plan-row80-check-in/"><b>...Read the Rest</b></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Barbie Cow: You found me how?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You found me how? Most of the time, new readers find this blog by searching for travel-related terms, such as &#8220;Cafe du Monde history,&#8221; &#8220;road trip to Paris, Texas,&#8221; or &#8220;how to make good coffee while traveling.&#8221; These phrases lead to popular articles on my site, so the search traffic makes sense. Even when the search <a href="http://mentalmosaic.com/blog/2012/01/31/barbie-cow-you-found-me-how/"><b>...Read the Rest</b></a>]]></description>
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		<title>My First ROW80 Check-in: How Twitter Prompted Me to Write a Memoir</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love reading memoirs and diaries (published ones!) I recently picked up three memoirs at Half Price Books: &#8220;Waiting &#8211; the true confessions of a waitress,&#8221; by Debra Ginsberg, &#8220;But enough about me,&#8221; by Jancee Dunn and &#8220;Growing up Psychic,&#8221; by Matthew Modine. I enjoyed all three, but the opening of Ginsberg&#8217;s memoir really spoke <a href="http://mentalmosaic.com/blog/2012/01/29/my-first-row80-check-in-how-twitter-prompted-me-to-write-a-memoir/"><b>...Read the Rest</b></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://mentalmosaic.com/blog/2012/01/29/my-first-row80-check-in-how-twitter-prompted-me-to-write-a-memoir/</link>
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		<title>Kalachandji&#8217;s Restaurant and Palace in Dallas, Texas: Good Food which just happens to be Vegetarian</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kalachandji&#8217;s Restaurant &#38; Palace in Dallas, Texas On my first trip to Kalachandji&#8217;s Restaurant and Palace in Dallas, Texas, I thought our GPS had gotten confused as it steered us into a humble neighborhood with older houses and big trees. But then, I saw it: In what must be a relief to limerick writers across <a href="http://mentalmosaic.com/blog/2012/01/28/kalachandjis-restaurant-and-palace-in-dallas-texas-good-food-which-just-happens-to-be-vegetarian/"><b>...Read the Rest</b></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://mentalmosaic.com/blog/2012/01/28/kalachandjis-restaurant-and-palace-in-dallas-texas-good-food-which-just-happens-to-be-vegetarian/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Different in Naples, Italy: The Neapolitan Playing Card Deck</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Differences Between the Neapolitan and American Card Deck Did you know that in Naples, Italy people play cards with a completely different deck than we do in the USA? Unlike the American 52 card deck, southern Italians use a 40 card deck. Also, Neapolitan cards are not numbered, so you need to count how many <a href="http://mentalmosaic.com/blog/2012/01/23/its-different-in-naples-italy-the-neapolitan-playing-card-deck/"><b>...Read the Rest</b></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Traveler&#8217;s Show &amp; Tell: From Favelas to Faceburger</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the January 21, 2012 edition of Traveler&#8217;s Show and Tell. This week&#8217;s Traveler&#8217;s Show and Tell blog carnival features thirteen travelers. Read on to find out: &#8230; why folks in New Orleans drink coffee with chicory root added to it. &#8230; how to make the most of a trip to Jamaica. &#8230;why the <a href="http://mentalmosaic.com/blog/2012/01/21/travelers-show-tell-from-favelas-to-faceburger/"><b>...Read the Rest</b></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Transatlantic Cruise Sunsets and How I was Inspired by a Vacuum Cleaner Salesman</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the first things people ask when I tell them I’m a writer is, “Where do you get your ideas?” I find this kinda funny, because to me, ideas are like spores; they are everywhere, but seem invisible until they suddenly pop up into your mind like tiny mushrooms. For instance, I recently wrote "Is Transatlantic Cruising Right for You?" for The Traveler’s Way. Where did I get that idea? From a conversation I had with a vacuum cleaner salesman.]]></description>
		<link>http://mentalmosaic.com/blog/2012/01/16/transatlantic-cruise-sunsets-and-how-i-was-inspired-by-a-vacuum-cleaner-salesman/</link>
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		<title>What is the Traveler&#8217;s Show and Tell blog carnival?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Traveler's Show &#038; Tell blog carnival is a roundup of interesting travel-themed articles and photo essays from all over the web that I host right here on Mental Mosaic: Even Home is a Travel Deestination every other Saturday. It's a fun way to enjoy armchair traveling, while finding interesting blogs to follow. Plus, if you're a blogger, participating in my carnival helps drive new readers to your blog, while giving your site a healthy inbound link. To view past issues, simply click on the "Traveler's Show &#038; Tell" link at the top of this page.]]></description>
		<link>http://mentalmosaic.com/blog/2012/01/13/what-is-the-travelers-show-and-tell-blog-carnival/</link>
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		<title>New Orleans&#8217; Cafe du Monde: A Taste of History</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Orleans&#8217; Cafe du Monde: A Taste of History When you enjoy a cup of chicory-laced coffee and a plate of beignets at New Orleans&#8217; famous Cafe du Monde (800 Decatur St, New Orleans), you&#8217;re ingesting a bit of history along with your sugar and caffeine. Coffee played a big role in New Orleans&#8217; history, <a href="http://mentalmosaic.com/blog/2012/01/10/new-orleans-cafe-du-monde-a-taste-of-history/"><b>...Read the Rest</b></a>]]></description>
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